Knife pouch



,1. F., AND F. J. PUKE.

KNIFE POUCH. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4, w20.

Pamted Oct. l0, 1922..

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u Appunti@measeptmber 4,1920. sena; no. 408,145.

To all automat may concern.' u Be it known that we, Josnrn Pune, F. `Pune, and linnDiNnNn .l1 Penn, citizens of the United `States'of America, and 5 residents of Cincinnati, inthe county of Hamilton and Stateof Ohio, have invented new and usefulj` improvement in a hin-fe Ploifrch, of` which the following is specification; i l. An objectfof our invention 1s to provide a knife pouch, for useespeeially by butchers,

that can be thoroughly (cleaned.

Another'Objectis toprovlde pouch that will not absorb water, and which will not afford lodgment in any-way to 'germs or` filth, but that such germs and filth will be accessible'pof `proper cleaning utensils and disinfecting f agents, without injuring the poucln` p i u These vand other" objects are'attained by the means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. ll is a fragmental elevation, parts being broken away` of pouch embodying our i invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectionalyiew, on reduced scale, taken on line Q-fQoflig. 1. 4 f

Fig, 3 is an enlargedfragmental View of partsshown in Fig.

thatcan be carried uponthe butcherls belt,

such pouch being adaptedto be opened andthe inside exposed in such inannerthat it can be cleaned ,by means of a brush, scraper or any other suitable instrument.

` lThe pouch Ahas abacka, preferably made of waterproof` leather, in the upper end of which `are a series of slots a through i torn of the frame b and `forms a hinge member. A catch b3 extends from the frame near'its top. A forward frame d has the lugs d that form complementary hinge members, the pins @Z2 pivotally connecting the lugs b2 and ci. The forward frame has urinvention comprises aknifepouch A' frame b. A lug b2 is formed upon the bot` a: front or cover e of material similar to the back a, such cover being secured upon the forward frame in any manner desired, for example, inthe same manner in which the rear frame and back a are attached. A slot Z3 is formed through the forward frame, cover e and front moulding d5, in such position that the catch 3 will engage therein,

the shoulder bf on the catch engaging thev shoulder Zt formed interiorly to the slot and thereby securing the frames upon one another in a normal or closed position. The adjacent edges of the two frames are preferably tongued and grooved in such manner. that the frames will seat firmly upon one another inthe closed position of the` pouch. A knife edge endpoint protector or buffer strip 7", preferably of rubber, is secured upon one of the frames, at the bottom thereof, in such wise that the protector will extend over the `bottom of both frames. This buffer` may be made in one piece that can be removably attached to the one frame, it may be fixed upon one frame, or it may be made in two sections, one section being attached to each of the forward and rear frames. piece protector is preferable.`

` rlihe heads of the screws seat in countersunk holes in the niouldings, and the catch 253 although it can be readily manipulated by means of the fingernails, does not protrude or entend from the slot cl3, thereby avoiding any contact between the edgeof the butchers knife and any metal that would injure such edge.

. The pouch is mounted o-n the butchers belt g and may have one or more compartments .7L in each of which a knife may be carried. Health regulationsof the Department of Agriculture require thatwhenever abutcher comes upon an abscess in any animal, or if thev animal be diseased, that the butcher cleanV his hands, knife and knife pouch. rlhe natural thing for a butcher to.

do under such circumstances, is to insert his knife 1n the pouch and then wash his hands. The pus anddisease germs are smeared upon the'pouch `and some of these germs and` pus willI reach inaccessible parts ofthe pouch and will find lodgmcnt in the pores and amongst thev fibers of the material of which the pouch is made. Up to this time pouches have been generally made of wood and soft leather.` rlChe butcher then rinses his knife and pouch in an antiseptic solution. To secure actual disinfection the pouch should A onev be thoroughly cleaned. To clean the applicants device, the butcher releases the engagement of the catches upon the shoulders d?, and opens the pouch and then by means of a scrubbing brush orother suitable instrument and a sterilizing solution, the surface of the entire pouch, both inside and outside can be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. rlhe disease germs Cannot find lodgiinent in either waterproofed leather or hard rubber or fiber; the germs will stay on the surface Aof the pouch and the disinf etant will kill them. The complementary frames are adapted when closed, to provide a vpouch that is leak proof along the sides and bottom, and which is open at the top .for'the recept-ion of knives.

lVhat we claim is l. In a knife pouch the combination of a substantially U shaped rear frame, a forward frame complementary to the rear frame, hinge members extending downwardly below the frames, pivots connecting the hinge members, the frames bearing such relation that they may engage to form a case having closed and leak proof sides and bottom, and the hinge members being so formed that the hinge is disposed below the closed bottom of the case.

@In a butohers knife pouch the combination of a back, a rear frame of a substantially U shape mounted on the back, a forward frame of a shape complementary to the rear frame, a front mounted on the forward frame, the front and forward frames having slots therein, shoulders formed on the forward frame disposed within the slots, spring catches mounted on the rear frame adapted to enter the slots in the front and forward frames, to have their forward. ends contained wholly withn said slots` and to engage the shoulders, hinge members extending downwardly from the frames, pivots connecting the hinge members about which the frames may be rotatably actuated whereby the frames may be brought into engagement along their bottoms and branches to form a compartment closed and leak proof along' its bottom and sides, thev spring arms being adapted to engage the shoulders and to yieldingly ret'ain'the frames in said relation.

3. A butchers knife pouch Composed of two complemental hingedly mounted sections, said sections being adapted to assume an extended and a contracted relation and being provided with means along their side edges and bottom whereby when the sections are in their` contracted or closed relation, said means are held in engagement. whereby a leak proofI joint is formed, along,r the sides and bottom of the pouch, and au aperture is provided at the top of the pouch for the reception of knives.

4. A butchers knife pouch composed of two complemental hingedly mounted sections, said sections being adapted to assulne an extended and a contracted relation and being provided with means along their side edges and bottom whereby when the sections are in their contracted or closed relation, said means are held in engagement whereb a leak proof joint is formed along the sides and bottom of the pouch, and an aperture is provided at the top of the pouch for the reception of knives, and means to secure the sections in a closed relation.

5. A butchers knife pouch composed of two complemental sections, said sections being provided with hinges at one end and open at the opposite end for the reception of knives, said sections beng provided with means along their side and bottom edges whereby when the sections are closed, a leak proof joint is formed along the sides and bottom of the pouch.

G. A butchers knife pouch composed ot two complemental sections, said sections being provided with hinges at one end and open at the opposite end for the reception of knives, said sections being provided with means along .their side and bottom edges whereby when the sections are closed. a leak proof joint is formed along the sides and bottom of the pouch, and means to hold the sections in a closed relation. l 7.k A butchers knife pouch composed of two complemental sections, said sections being provided with hinges at one end and open at the opposite end for the reception of knives, said sections being provided with means along their side and bottom edges whereby when the sections are closed, a leak proof joint is formed along the sides and bottom of the pouch, and a knife protector adapted to lie within the pouch adjacent the bottom thereof.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names this 2nd day of September, 1920.

JOSEPH H. PUKE. JOHN F. PUKE. FERDINAND J. PUKE. 

